CET Designer 8.0 Release Ntes May 15, 2017 News & Changes Vting Winner: Custm Shape Tagging Yur vtes have been cunted, and custm shapes fr tags wn the mst vtes! This new tl can be fund in the Part Tagging dialg: Mirrr tl fr Edit Graphics Since it received a fair number f vtes, we are als adding supprt t Edit Graphics (Meshes) fr mirrring parts/whle bjects: 1
Plar Replicate tl Clse behind mirrr functinality in the pll was a Plar replicate tl; a lng standing feature request. Yu can find this new tl in the Tls cmpnent tab: Revisin Clud Additin An alternative Revisin Clud tl has been added; requiring fewer clicks t get a shape int place: 2D Ellipse nw Available A new Draw ellipse tl has been added t the 2D Circles and Ellipses sectin in the Tls cmpnent tab: Calculatin Dialg Updates The Calculatin dialg nw ffers tltips with mre infrmatin abut what is ging n when prices have been manually changed, r manually changed prices are affected by a currency change. 2
Mvie Studi Updates The Mvie Studi sees several imprvements: Mvie Studi nw supprts rendering 360 degree vides. These vides can be used n MyCnfigura r ther websites, but please ntice that IE11 and ios d nt supprt playing them. This is because the CET Designer 360 vides are VR vides, which are nt currently supprted in IE11 r ios. We say farewell t the ld Recrd camera path tl. New tls have been added t the Exprting Mvie dialg, letting yu immediately resume an abrted render. Yu can als step thrugh finished frames, r directly pen the flder cntaining yur wrk in prgress. New Light Cmpnent The Lights Extensin has received a new light tl - the mni light surce that will cast light in all directins, and nt itself shw up n renderings. 3
Stair Extensin Updates The Stairs Extensin has been updated in multiple areas: We are expanding the Stairs Extensin with styles and materials fcused n thse fund in the industry and strage sectrs. These new items get their wn tab: Multiple stairs can nw be attached n the same side f a landing. Landings are n lnger flush t the last step, and are instead a step f their wn. T accmmdate this change in the landing s psitin, the default values fr stairs have been slightly adjusted. This will nt alter existing drawings. Railings can nw be added t just abut everywhere arund the staircase. New rectangular style handrails have been added. Indicatrs and text have been added t the 2D view, t shw which way is Up fr the stairs. Yu can turn these indicatrs On r Off frm the Quick prperty settings, and the text can be cntrlled thrugh Styles. Architectural Tab Updates Separating Carpets frm Levels: T avid cnfusin, we are clarifying the naming f the tls in the Architectural tab. The sectins cntaining advanced tls fr adding levels t a building als nw default t being clsed. Carpets & Cverings is fr adding carpets t yur flrs. Add Level(s) is fr adding new flr levels t a multi-stry building. Other News and Changes Base trim is nw available as an ptin als fr thin walls. Added a cnfirmatin questin fr deleting Alternatives, t prevent accidental remval. Added keybinding ptin fr the Zm in all bjects tl. Use f this shrtcut will affect the view yu last clicked in. The default binding is ALT-+. Added supprt fr the HTC Vive, yu can nw use this VR headset with the Virtual Viewer VR Extensin. The Pht Lab nw supprts changing picture rder in Simple mde, in the same way as in Advanced mde (keybard shrtcut: Ctrl+L r Ctrl+R). Windws nw supprt a greater number f hrizntal and vertical bars (new max 100, instead f ld 5). 4
Added supprt fr image transparency in images placed in the 2D view, such as seen with the.png and.gif image frmats: The Recnfiguratin Tl Extensin nw has a merge tl that lets yu create a merged view f blcks frm within the same level in a recnfiguratin chart. This is intended t make it easier t get a cllective verview f all current Excess frm r Reuse frm blck cntents. Perfrmance imprvements fr the Recnfiguratin Tl; leading t faster respnse times. 5
Slved Issues Miscellaneus Fixed prblem with the Brwse tab and the find cmpnent cmmand, that when triggered wuld nt always shw the crrect indicatr arrw. PDF Exprt will n lnger autmatically generate a PDF file n disk; CET Designer will nw instead ask where yu wish t save yur file. Fixed prblem with percentage type clumns in Calculatin, where using the step buttns t g abve the maximum range culd cause the value t jump by x100. Fixed prblem with the Lck psitin ptin fr imprted image/pdf that wuld cause the setting t nt have the intended effect. We had previusly remved this checkbx t prevent cnfusin, this fix means it is nce again available. Fixed prblem that culd cause 3D clipping tls t affect the flr. Fixed prblem that culd cause rendered View prts t appear empty, but still print k. Fixed prblem with Light elevatins, they are n lnger limited by the ceiling height r the presence f multiple flrs. Fixed prblem with Lights that culd cause them t snap incrrectly t multiple flrs. Fixed prblem with the Prject Inf Extensin that culd cause dates frm the data field t be invisible. Fixed prblem with the Prject Inf Extensin that culd cause read-nly type fields t be editable. Fixed prblem with the Prject Inf Extensin that culd cause data fields frm ther Extensins t disappear. Added supprt fr Chinese characters t the Prject Inf Extensin. 6